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As Hurricane Ian moved northeast across Florida Thursday, it brought historic levels of rain and flooding to the Orlando area, the heart of the state’s vital tourism industry.
4/11 @ 8:00am - Taking our rainfall observation at the office this morning and the numbers are in! We've received 2.45 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hours!
Additionally, much of the Gulf Coast of Florida had a negative storm surge, with water retracting rather than pushing inland. [24] Numerous locations, primarily lying east of the storm's path, measured heavy rainfall, with a peak total of 21.66 in (550 mm) at the water plant in Fort Pierce. [37]
The heaviest rainfall to occur in 24 hours was measured in Yankeetown during Hurricane Easy (1950), 38.70 inches (983 mm). This is also the highest known point storm total maximum related to any tropical cyclone which has impacted Florida, [ 21 ] and by itself would be the highest known rainfall total for any month from any location within Florida.
The city of Leominster got 9.5 inches of rain last night.
In New Port Richey, a car was crushed by a tree; a mobile home suffered the same fate in Dade City, as did a home in Croom-A-Coochee. [64] [65] [66] Effects along the western coast of Florida were limited with heavy rain and storm surge virtually non-existent; damage was estimated at $50,000. [67]
The storm will bring drought-easing rain to several locations, but it will come at the cost of localized urban flooding in parts of the Southeast and a few tornados in Florida, forecasters warn.
South central Alaska does not get nearly as much rain as the southeast of Alaska, though it does get more snow. On average, Anchorage receives 16 inches (406 mm) of precipitation a year, with around 75 inches (1,905 mm) of snow. The northern coast of the Gulf of Alaska receives up to 150 inches (3,800 mm) of precipitation annually. [7]